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Planning Module Applications
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DESIGN CONFIGURATIONS
A sample range of design configurations have been developed to illustrate
the potentials and constraints of the planning module approach.
Specifically, a configuration classification system is proposed and the
assembly characteristics of each planning module are indicated relative to
that system. However, there is no intent to define a preferred set of
configurations.
251.1
ASSEMBLY CLASSIFICATION
251.1.1
A Classification Framework
Configurations were analyzed and classified by three characteristics:
1. hospital floor size in this case, the number of beds/floor was used as
a measure of size
2. generic hospital types
3. design complexity defined in terms of simple and compound
assemblies categories which organize configurations by assembly
characteristics of the planning modules.
251.1.2
Hospital Floor Size
The number of beds is a basic measure of the comparative size of
configurations. For example, one can examine all basic configurations
containing 160 beds per floor and identify a representative sample of
various service module assemblies.
251.1.3
Generic Hospital Types
Hospital types vary in their relationships between the bed care and
support areas, and these relationships must be reconciled within the limits
of the system.
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